英['daɪəpə(r)]美['daɪpər]
记忆方法
词源记忆法
英语单词diaper来自希腊语diaspros，由dia（跨越、完全）aspros（白色、银币的白色光芒）组合而成，字面意思就是“纯白色的”。在法语中，这个词变成了diaspre，指的是一种绣有菱形图案的精美白色布料。进入英语后，拼写变为diaper，原本指的是一种白色棉布，因为这种棉布柔软且吸水力强，故常常被用作小孩尿布。后来，美国人就用diaper一词来表示“尿布”，但在英国，尿布被称为“nappies”，可能是napkin（餐巾）的指小形式。
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双解例句
noun(名词)
小知识
A diaper is what babies wear before they’re potty trained. It’s a white cloth or other disposable fabric that’s folded up between the baby’s legs to catch the poop and whatnot. Awwww, isn’t that cute?
In many countries, a diaper is also called a “nappy.” A baby can wear a diaper, but you can also diaper a baby, which means to put a diaper on. The word diaper comes from an Old French root, diaspre, “ornamental cloth” and it used to refer to the act of putting a small pattern on a cloth that was mostly white, which is basically what babies do today.